CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENTS IN AUSTRALASIAN ANATOMY DEPARTMENTS

This article explores the nature of the 12 anatomy departments in Aust ralian and New Zealand medical schools. The transformation of these de partments from medically oriented to science-oriented ones is examined . Contemporary trends in staffing, research emphases, and teaching met hodologies are discussed, and recent developments in medical curricula reviewed. The relationship between medical courses and the teaching o f science and health science students in Australasian departments is d iscussed. Finally, the state of anatomy as a discipline and possibilit ies for its future development are explored. (C) 1998 Wiley-Liss, Inc.